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The Word That Redescribes the World: The Bible and Discipleship

In the last several years, Walter Brueggemann's writings have directly addressed the situation of Christian communities in today's globalized context, with its...

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A Beginner's Guide to Studying the Bible

Many of us would like to study the Bible, but don't know how to begin. A Beginner's Guide to Studying the Bible offers help in getting started with a book...

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Exploring the Bible

In Exploring the Bible, preseminarians and other students about to begin training in ministry join scholars Eric D. Barreto and Michael J. Chan on a journey through Scripture. More than simply a practical guide to reading the Bible, this book will help readers claim their unique interpretive perspective. Barreto and Chan invite us to bring our full, authentic selves to a text that will affirm and challenge us, confirm and transform us, delight and concern us. There, God speaks, and we can hear God’s word in a new way. 

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The Writings of the New Testament: Third Edition

Watch Luke Timothy Johnson discuss his new book, Writings of the New Testament: Third Edition Find more videos like this on Fortress Forum Luke...

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Christian Liturgy: Catholic and Evangelical

Written with special attention to Early Church, Reformation, and present day traditions, this is a new comprehensive study of Christian liturgy that sorts...

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The Bible in Human Transformation: Toward a New Paradigm in Bible Study

"Historical biblical criticism is bankrupt." That startling affirmation began The Bible in Human Transformation when it first appeared in 1975. Wink asserts...

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Blessed to Follow: The Beatitudes as a Compass for Discipleship

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In Matthew's Gospel, the Sermon on the Mount inaugurates Jesus' public ministry, and the first word out of Jesus' mouth is "blessed." He repeats this...

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Does the Bible Justify Violence?

Renowned biblical scholar John J. Collins asks tough questions about the relationship between the portrayals of violence in the Bible and how they have been...

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The Resurrection of the Son of God: Christian Origins and the Question of God: Volume 3

Why did Christianity begin, and why did it take the shape it did? To answer this question - which any historian must face - renowned New Testament scholar...

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Documents and Images for the Study of the Gospels: Third Edition

Since its first appearance in 1980, Documents for the Study of the Gospels has been a highly regarded sourcebook for the study of the historical environment and the religious, philosophical, and literary texts comparable to aspects of the Gospels. In this third edition, David R. Cartlidge has added new discoveries...

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Paul and the Faithfulness of God: Christian Origins and the Question of God: Volume 4

Wright carefully explores the whole context of Paul's thought and activity—Jewish, Greek and Roman, cultural, philosophical, religious, and imperial-and shows how the apostle's worldview and theology enabled him to engage with the many-sided complexities of first-century life that his churches were facing.

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La Biblia en español: Cómo nos llegó: The Spanish Bible: How It Came to Be

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Paul: In Fresh Perspective

The letters of the Apostle Paul changed the world like no others before or since, and they continue to strike us afresh with their panoramic vision of human history and destiny.

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Fortress Introduction to Salvation and the Cross

What does it mean to be saved, and how can we make sense of the Christian claim that Christ died for our sins? That is the work of soteriology, the classic...

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Jesus on Trial: A Study of the Gospels, Second Edition

How did Jesus, a much-loved and highly respected Jewish teacher, get sentenced to death as a criminal? The questions of students and scholars about the actual...

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Jesus and the Victory of God: Christian Origins and the Question of God: Volume 2

In this highly anticipated volume, N. T. Wright focuses directly on the historical Jesus: Who was he? What did he say? And what did he mean by it? Wright...

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The New Testament and the People of God: Christian Origins and the Question of God: Volume 1

This first volume in the series Christian Origins and the Question of God provides a historical, theological, and literary study of first-century Judaism and...

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The Message of the Psalms: A Theological Commentary

Dr. Brueggemann describes the human cries of anguish and the exultations of praise expressed in the Psalms.

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Battered Love: Marriage, Sex, and Violence in the Hebrew Prophets

Weems's pioneering study explores the puzzling ways in which the Hebrew prophets' portrayals of divine love, compassion, and conventional commitment often...

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Introducing the Old Testament: Third Edition

John Drane's survey textbook provides an engaging general introduction to the persons, events, and cultural context of the Old Testament. Arranged historically,...

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